Quality service award recipient announced at Berkeley Medical Center

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Paul Blackman, security, was recently named WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center’s Quality Service Award winner for April 2019.

Each month, the hospital’s service award committee selects a Quality Service Award recipient. Blackman was nominated by a co-worker who stated that he always checks on their department and his presence is always welcome.

“One particular morning when Paul came by he noticed that a patient was having difficulty in getting her IV. She was nervous and scared. He stopped by her room and talked her through it so the nurse was able to finish. The small act to him was a big act to the patient. This is just one example of how all employees are part of the same team,” the co-worker said.  

Criteria for selection as a Quality Service Award recipient include: demonstrating a consistently high level of productivity and quality of work along with a high degree of initiative in performing work responsibilities; displaying exceptional dependability; exhibiting effective relationships with others; displaying a commitment to service and serving the Berkeley Medical Center community; and meeting the criteria for the system’s mission, vision, and values.   

Nomination forms for the Quality Service Award are available at locations throughout the Berkeley Medical Center campus. Anyone who witnesses an employee displaying outstanding service is encouraged to complete and submit a nomination form.